Judge: Suzanne Newton has been a writer and poet working in North Carolina
schools since 1971. She is the author of nine novels for young people, including
M.V. Sexton Speaking and I Will Call It Georgie’s Blues.

“Up North” by Cara Mack
North Forest Pines Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
Judge: Howard L. Craft is a poet, playwright and arts educator. He is the author of a
book of poems, Across The Blue Chasm. His poetry also appears in Home
is Where: An Anthology of African­American poets from the Carolinas,
edited by Kwame Dawes.

“The Man, Hopeless” by Daniel Wasserman
6th grade, East Millbrook Magnet Middle School
Raleigh, NC — teacher: Bernice Johnson
Judge:David Roderick’s first book of poems, Blue Colonial, won of the APR/Honickman
Prize. His next book, The Americans, is forthcoming in the fall of 2014. He teaches
in the MFA Writing Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

2nd Place: “Relationships with Writing Utensils” by Qasim Conze
12th grade, Penn­Griffin School for the Arts
Greensboro, NC teacher: John York

3rd Place: “New York City Girl” by Katie Porter
10th grade, Penn­Griffin School for the Arts
Jamestown, NC teacher: John York

Honorable Mentions:
“Nature’s Serenity” by Courtney Lemay
9th grade, Penn­Griffin School for the Arts
Jamestown, NC teacher: John York

“Abeulita Mimi” by Ana Mehnert
11th grade, Penn­Griffin School for the Arts
Jamestown, NC teacher: John York
Judge: A former high school teacher for 18 years, Nancy Posey teaches English
at Caldwell Community College. She has published book reviews in
English Journal, Y’all magazine, the Charlotte Observer, and the
Raleigh News and Observer. Her chapbook Let the Lady Speak was
published in 2010. Posey has also published poems in Writers Digest,
the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Wild Goose Poetry
Review, and Poet’s Market.

Honorable Mentions:
“Independence” by Erica Baker
12th grade, Penn-Griffin School for the Arts
High Point, NC teacher: John York

Honorable Mention — “Angry Music” by Caleb LeJeune
9th grade, Penn-Griffin School for the Arts
High Point, NC teacher: John York

Judge: Mimi Herman is the author of Logophilia and The Art of Learning. Her writing
has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Shenandoah and other journals.
She holds an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson. Since 1990, she has
engaged over 25,000 students and teachers in writing workshops. You can find
her at www.mimiherman.com.

Mary Chilton Award (grades 6-8)
First Place — “The Farm in the Morning” by Victoria Wright
Second Place — “Ajima” by Robert Mills, Jr.
Third Place — “Red Snow” by Parker Wong
Honorable Mention — “Eruption” by Emily Robinson

Joan Scott Memorial Award (grades 3-8)
First Place — “Turtles” by Charlie Riddick
Second Place — “Impact” by Max Deppe
Third Place — “Rain” by William Stiff
Honorable Mention — “Life in the Sea” by Jessica Dowless
Honorable Mention — “The Mighty Eagle Strong and Free” by Evaline Davis

Sherry Pruitt Award (grades 9 and up)
First Place — “Thanksgiving Poem to my Ribs” by Annalee Kwochka
Second Place — “Antigonia” by Maya Gouw
Third Place — “Druidic Sacrifice” by Jeremy Sexton
Honorable Mention — “Pinecone” by Faysal Ibrahim

Farlow-Griffin Haiku Award (grades 9 and up)
First Place — “The Web of Freedom” by Bryce Polascik
Second Place — “A Frame” by Jeremy Sexton
Third Place — “Impassive Gods” by Maya Gouw